Affordable Care Act
Florida House Advances Small State-Funded Health Plan
The Florida House of Representatives’ appropriations committee has pushed ahead with a smaller state-funded health insurance plan for Florida’s needy rather than embrace a fully federally-funded Medicaid expansion.
Scott Remains Only Southern Republican Governor To OK Obamacare
Rick Scott is the only Republican governor to endorse expanding Medicaid as part of President Obama’s health-care overhaul. As more Republicans give in, an opposition bloc remains across the South, including from governors who lead some of the nation’s poorest and unhealthiest states.
GOP Legislature Kills Medicaid Expansion
The Florida Legislature has essentially killed a plan from Governor Rick Scott to expand Medicaid coverage to roughly 1 million of Florida’s poorest residents as part of the Affordable Care Act.
Obamacare May Bite You At The Vet’s Office
Pet owners listen up: You may want to start saving more money for veterinarian care this year. The reason goes all the way back to Washington and an unintended consequence from medical reform.
State: Medicaid Expansion To Cost Fla. $5.2B Over 10 Years
The debate about whether to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act rages on, and new estimates reveal the expansion and other parts of the law would cost Florida $5.2 billion over 10 years.
Florida Estimates Obamacare To Cost $5.2 Billion Over Next Decade
Florida economists are now projecting that the total cost to Florida taxpayers for the Affordable Care Act will be approximately $5.2 billion over the next decade.
House Cmte. Votes Against Medicaid Expansion
A straight party-line vote from the House Select Committee on Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act said Florida should not expand Medicaid coverage to nearly one million more residents.
Scott Endorses Expanding Medicaid Under Obamacare
Florida Governor Rick Scott, one of the biggest opponents of the Affordable Care Act has announced that he has agreed to expand Medicaid coverage as long as federal officials agree to pick up the cost of the expansion.
Scott’s Budget Proposal Not Winning Praise From Legislators
State legislators are questioning the rationale of several items in Governor Rick Scott’s $74.2 billion proposed budget.
Feds “Okay” Florida Medicaid Proposal For Long Term Care Patients
Florida has been given the green light by federal health officials to enroll long-term care patients into a statewide Medicaid privatization program.
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